Filming in Boston
Wednesday, Apr 30 2008

I love how Deval Patrick authorized tax cuts for film production companies in the state of Massachusetts. Because of that, tons (TONS!) of movies have been filming in Boston!

It’s fantastic — not only for the economy, but also because of the celebrity sightings! Kate Hudson and Owen Wilson went to the Upper Crust in Beacon Hill; my friend ran into Cameron Diaz at the Starbucks by Park Street…

The Surrogates, starring Bruce Willis, is one of the latest. According to IMDB, Set in a futuristic world where humans live in isolation and interact through surrogate robots, a cop (Willis) is forced to leave his home for the first time in years in order to investigate the murders of others’ surrogates.

I work in the Fort Point Channel area of South Boston. This is a view of the filming area, as taken from right next to my office:

Heh. Not that exciting yet. But it could be…The Departed also filmed in the Fort Point area, and the scene when the body falls off the building was filmed just a few streets away from my office!

Let’s hope there’s another celebrity sighting in 2008. I haven’t met anyone famous since Vanilla Ice. Hmm, Matthew McConaughey is currently filming in town…so is Steve Martin…